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Galatians 3:20-22
1599 Geneva Bible
Galatians 3:20-22
1599 Geneva Bible
20 Now a Mediator is not a Mediator of one: [a]but God is one.
21 [b]Is the Law then against the promises of God? God forbid: For if there had been a Law given which could have given life, surely righteousness should have been by the Law.
22 But the [c]Scripture hath (A)concluded [d]all under sin, that the [e]promise by the faith of Jesus Christ should be given to them that believe.
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- Galatians 3:20 A taking away of an objection, lest any man might say, that sometimes by consent of the parties which have made a covenant, something is added to the covenant, or the former covenants are broken. This, saith the Apostle, cometh to pass in God, who is always one, and the selfsame, and like himself.
- Galatians 3:21 The conclusion uttered by a manner of asking a question, and it is the same that was uttered before, verse 17, but proceeding of another rule: so that the argument is new, and is this: God is always like unto himself: Therefore the Law was not given to abolish the promises. But it should abolish them if it gave life, for by that means it should justify, and therefore it should abolish that justification which was promised to Abraham and to his seed by faith. Nay it was rather given to bring to light the guiltiness of all men, to the end that all believers fleeing to Christ promised, might be freely justified in him.
- Galatians 3:22 By this word, Scripture, he meaneth the Law.
- Galatians 3:22 All men, and whatsoever cometh from man.
- Galatians 3:22 In every one of these words, there lieth an argument against the merits of works, for all these words, promise, faith, Christ, might be given, to believers, are against merits, and not one of them can stand with deserving works.
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